National Sports

Christopher Morales Williams is going pro. The 19-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., announced his decision on Friday after two standout years at the University of Georgia.

TORONTO — No stranger to the Olympics with two bronze medals on his coaching resume, John Herdman will have a new role this summer with the Paris Games. Proud father. Herdman's 19-year-old son Jay is on New Zealand's Olympic soccer roster.

LONDON — Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe are a win away from their second Grand Slam title after downing the American team of Desirae Krawczyk and Caroline Dolehide 6-4, 6-3 on Friday in the women's doubles semifinals at Wimble

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

TORONTO — A defender from outside Major League Soccer is likely the first player in Toronto FC's door during the secondary transfer window. How many more follow will depend on how much room GM Jason Hernandez can clear in both personnel and salary.

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Ludvig Aberg has won on the European tour and PGA Tour in the year since leaving college, and another 6-under 64 in the Scottish Open on Friday put him in a position to win a tournament sanctioned by both tours.

VANCOUVER — The Major League Soccer season has been a journey for the Vancouver Whitecaps — literally.

LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz is only a couple of months past his 21th birthday, and yet this whole Grand Slam success thing is already a bit been-there, done-that for him.

After losing to Lionel Messi and Argentina in the semifinals, Canada will conclude its dramatic run at this year's Copa America on Saturday (8 p.m. ET) in a third-place showdown with Uruguay.

MONTREAL — Developing a style of play and identity doesn't happen overnight, but progress happens faster when everyone buys in. CF Montreal president and chief executive Gabriel Gervais set the tone at his midseason news conference Wednesday.